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Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla covers Denver sports, including the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams, with commentary and analysis.Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:56:26 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla covers Denver sports, including the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams, with commentary and analysis.Kickin' It With KiszlanoDenver Post columnist Mark Kiszla covers Denver sports, including the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams, with commentary and analysis.Kickin' It With Kiszla » Seth Joneshttp://blogs.denverpost.com/kiszla/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://blogs.denverpost.com/kiszla
Why Avs would pick MacKinnon No. 1 over Jones in NHL drafthttp://blogs.denverpost.com/kiszla/2013/06/20/why-avalanche-would-pick-mackinnon-no-1-over-jones-in-nhl-draft/984/
http://blogs.denverpost.com/kiszla/2013/06/20/why-avalanche-would-pick-mackinnon-no-1-over-jones-in-nhl-draft/984/#commentsThu, 20 Jun 2013 15:58:50 +0000http://blogs.denverpost.com/kiszla/?p=984http://blogs.denverpost.com/kiszla/2013/06/20/why-avalanche-would-pick-mackinnon-no-1-over-jones-in-nhl-draft/984/feed/2The Denver PostGetty Images file)]]>Colorado Avalanche,Joe Sakic,Nathan MacKInnon,NHL draft,No. 1 pick,Seth JonesAvalanche executive Joe Sakic is a Hall of Fame center. With the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, Sakic would prefer to pick a forward over a defensemen. Well, duh. - Yes, Avs fans had their hearts set on defenseman Seth Jones.Avalanche executive Joe Sakic is a Hall of Fame center. With the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, Sakic would prefer to pick a forward over a defensemen. Well, duh.
Yes, Avs fans had their hearts set on defenseman Seth Jones. But look at history of NHL draft, and you will begin to understand why Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin or Alexander Barkov makes for sense for Colorado to take. Listen to Peter Burns of Mile High Sports Radio and I discuss the reasons behind the "surprising" decision here:
But what do you think? Is Sakic bluffing? Five years down the road, would the Avs regret passing on Jones?
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